Praise for Meet Every Learner’s Needs

“This is the best book I have ever read on classroom instructional delivery. Every teacher should understand these methods and techniques!”

―Rex Bolinger, Ed.D., former Indiana High School Principal of the Year and National Milken Educator

“Educators have the greatest role to play in reshaping the world, by fostering students’ agency and connectedness and their problem-solving and critical thinking skills so they can shape a better future. The question is how to do all this given all the challenges of teaching. Amazingly, Robert Barnett has developed a way to support all teachers to transform their classrooms so that students are leading and learning every day. Meet Every Learner’s Needs is a must read for educators. It is a practical guide to reshaping classrooms and education and the world!”

―Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America and CEO & co-founder of Teach for All

“Every parent and educator I know is continuously thinking about how we can modernize classroom instruction and make it more effective and interesting for our students. Robert Barnett’s book is a road map towards how we can rethink our classrooms while building a love of teaching and learning. If you are a teacher thinking about ways to make a difference, this book is for you.”

―James Lane, CEO of PDK International

“Whether you’re a classroom teacher or a school or system leader, you’ve been tasked with what can often feel like an impossible mission. Fortunately, Meet Every Learner’s Needs equips you with a practical toolkit to transform both what you do and how you do it. You’ll discover strategies to maximize your skills, time, and relationships with students, while minimizing frustration―ultimately leading to deeper student engagement and learning.”

―Deborah Gist, former district superintendent and state education commissioner

“The Modern Classrooms Project is a breakthrough education model that leverages the power of technology in the classroom while honoring―and amplifying―the authentic teacher-student relationship that is always at the heart of both student success and teacher satisfaction. Meet Every Learner’s Needs is a remarkable primer on how the Modern Classrooms Project model works to transform classrooms, students and teachers by focusing on efficacy and equity to ensure all students succeed and empowering teachers to stay and thrive in the profession. This book should be widely read by both educators looking to meet the learning needs of all of their students and education policy makers seeking innovations that work and should be replicated nationwide.”

―Michael Brown, co-founder of City Year and Principal, Public Purpose Strategies

“Meeting the needs of every student has been a challenge for teachers forever, and the Modern Classrooms approach may finally have a solution that really works. Barnett's practical and inspiring book explains how any teacher, in any school, can redesign instruction to ensure that every student achieves their potential. This method has worked for educators around the world, and with the help of this guide, it can work for you too.”

―Jennifer Gonzalez, Editor-in-Chief, Cult of Pedagogy

“Barnett describes in detail an approach to the ‘Modern Classroom’ teaching model which is mind-blowing, but well worth the time of an educator who wants to get better. He explains how to accelerate EVERY student, from wherever they are and at a pace they can handle, a method that has never occurred to me in the 40 years I have been writing about teachers but―startling to me―makes great sense.”

―Jay Mathews, Washington Post education columnist

“Fully customizing instruction is a near impossibility in traditional classroom models. Yet with a different instructional design, so much more is possible―for students and educators alike. This book provides an essential blueprint for making that shift at the classroom level. It is essential reading for educators everywhere.”

―Jeff Wetzler, co-founder of Transcend, former Chief Learning Officer of Teach for America, and author of Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You

“Meet Every Learner’s Needs is equal parts inspiration and revelation. It tells the win-win story of how self-paced learning turns children onto achieving and helps disenchanted educators rediscover why they were drawn to teaching.”

―Hugh B. Price, former President and CEO, National Urban League; author of Achievement Matters: Getting Your Child the Best Education Possible

“Meet Every Learner’s Needs is a must-read for educators. It is a practical guide to reshaping classrooms and education and the world!”
―Wendy Kopp, Founder of Teach for America and CEO and Co-Founder of Teach for All

Make instruction more effective―and more fun

Do you ever struggle to teach students who seem lost or bored―or who aren’t in class at all? This is the fundamental challenge of teaching: different learners need different things. But there is a way you can reach them all.

In this engaging, inspiring, and highly practical guide, former teacher and Modern Classrooms Project Co-Founder Robert Barnett explains how you can create lessons and courses that help every student succeed, no matter what or where you teach―and how you can inspire your colleagues and community to follow your lead.

Drawing on research, personal experience, and the insights of Modern Classrooms educators worldwide, Meet Every Learner’s Needs provides simple, actionable steps to keep every student appropriately challenged―and supported―every day. You can take these steps right away! You’ll feel happier and more effective, and your students will flourish.

This book’s evidence-based strategies have helped thousands of teachers and learners achieve their true potential. If you believe every young person can succeed, this book will empower you too.